Knitting machine



Aug'. 3, 1926'.

A. J. MANKN KNITTING MACHINE Filed April 16, 1925 5 Smeets-Sheet I A TTORN I Y Aug, 3 1926" A. J. MANKN KNITTING MACHINE Filed April 16. 1925 5 Sheets sheet 2 WIM Aug. 3 1926. l 1,594,421'

A. J. MANKIN v KNI'ITING MACHINE F'iledApril 16, 1925 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 IIIIIIIIIIIIII NE www I "pleasing design.

Plattelatedl Aug. 3, 1926.

` UNITED STATES ARTHUR J. MANKIN, OF YHILDELPHI,

techni PATENT ortica EOSIERY MILLS. INC., 0F NEW YCPRK, lll. Y., A CORPURTDEN Ult' NEW' 'FIllIlltEL KNITTING MACHINE.

Application leclApi'il 18, 1925,

The invention relates to knitting machines and relates more particularly to the rotary or circular type of knitting machines suc-h as is exemplified in spring needle machines of the Wildnian type.

The invention contemplates as its general object to provide means adapted to be used p in connection with a knitting machine of the character described, for automatically forming a reinforcing splice on the,work While it is being knitted, of vari-colored thread if desired, and more particularly for forming a. high splice ol stepped configuration and pleasing design on ladies hose, which high 'splice is of short width at its top portion where it is commenced and gradually increases in width as the knitting progresses downwardly, the ste )pcd orxnation olitain ing its greatest width at its lowerniost portion.

The invention is of particular utility in knitting a .stocking where it is desirable and customary to form the splice at the heel oi' the stocking to properly reinforce the ii'ahric as well as to provide a completed stocking having a vari-colored splice of Y This reinforcing splice when foi-ined above the heel is commonly ralled the high splice and in mesiL instances has heen 'formed rectangular in shape. The additional yarn for forming the splice is brought into and out of its feeding position, relative to the knitting needles, by means oi a linger, commonly called the high splicingl finger. This linger is raised and lowered relative to the needles hy means oi a earn having a high and lower portion formed on its .surface so that when the point of the slorlting is reached for forming the high splice, the linger is brought under the con trol of the cam to thus feed additional yarn or thread to overtain of the needles and thereby to form the rectangular splice.

In other types oi high splicing mechanism it has been the practice to knit a high splice having non-parallel sides and of substan- `tially triangular contigui-ation. This has heen effected hy varying the length of the low portion of the cam Which operates the high, splicing linger asf the knitting progres resulting 1n the yarn i'ecding periods of tl ie splicing finger being of gradually increasing duration with the result that the number ol needles supplied with the rein forcing yarn are increased or decreased t0 `ing mechanism without readjustnient.

Serial No. 23,431.

fornithe. hirh splice having nonparallel sides. This has been etlected in certain in* stances by means etv two circumferential movable members carried hy' the cam ind adapted to vary the length oi? the low por tion of the cam as the knitting progresses.

A, further object of the invention is to provide high splicing mechanism of the character described which is designed to he used in .conjllpction with the spring needle knitting machines of the llildman type and which is automatically actuated at the proper point to knit a superposed high splice ol pleasing and novel design and of varicolorcd thread if desired, Without ailcdting or interfering with the usual operating mechanism and needles engaged in knitting the main or body portion of the stocking. To this end the invention is adai'ited to he readily attached to a spring needle knitting machine of the character descrihed and which may he readily detached when desired, a'l'ter which removal the knitting machine may he used independently of the high splic- By the invention the attachment may be used on WVildman spring needle knitting machines without changing the position or relation oi the usual high splicing finger With respect to the usual main yarn fingers or needle cylinder.

In knitting without the attachment constituting the invention, stockings are completed in the usual manner and the high splicing linger drops in to knit a rectangular reinforcing splice half way around the stoching and in conjunction `with the needles forming the lower leg and foot portionJ the high splicing finger dropping in as soon as the heel is reached and thereby knitting a double thickness in the stocking at this point. The high splicing finger is prevented at this time from knitting the other half of the stocking, by the usual cams pro vided for the purpose on such machines, and which pull the needles down as they pass the high splicer linger to prevent the needles from catching the high splieer thread; the usual main yarn needles remaining in operation and tahing.thread 'roin the particular main yarn linger which is in operation to knit a single thickness and complete the remaining half circle of stocking.

By the attachment constituting the prec ent invention, the high splicing finger is lll) 'iii

sensed, to tirop in et .e pointiiiighor up in the stoolting. lnsteesl ot knitting e. reinforcing splice to form a. (louble heel thiol@4 ness heli? wey around the stocking as above f leseri'oed, the arrangement of neetlle controlling loeins obtained by lthe invention, senses s high splice of stepped formation of rein-forcing character und pleasing def sign, to be knitted above the heel until the point is reiwheil where the high splicing tinger is ordinarily {troppe/d in; end' at this point the knittingproceeds es oribeil above to complete the stocking, end in exnctly the seme manner as if the etteehment were not present. lt will ne therefore fipperent that the provision of, the attachment constituting the present invent-ion, provides e high spii oi stepped configuration superposetl shove the usuel heel splice oft substm'itielly rectangular shape, and this desirable improvement is effected. without changing the nenni operative reletion) of the high splioe .finger relative to the mein yarn lngers or to the needle cylinder or heed.

lilith such objects in View, as well as other advantages which may be incident to the use of the improvements, the invention 'consists in the ports and combinations thereof hereinafter set 'forth and claimed, with. the understanding that the severa-l nesssery elements constituting the some may he varied in proportions and arrangement Without departing from the nature and seo* o ot the invention.

7n order to make .the invention more eleerly understood there are shown in the eooompenying drawings means for carrying the same into preetieel effect, Without limittlie improvements, in their useful applientioi'is, to the particular constructions which, for the purpose of explanation, have heen mede the subject et illustration, In 'the seid drawings e perspective View of a portion of e. Valildman spring needle knitting mezind showing the ring :itteelm'ient and eertein 't the operating parts constituting the present, invention, in position thereon. The 1"nitting nur: ine illustrated is ot' usual and Known construction and has therefore been largely tliagrammatieelly delineated, only Suolo operating mechanism being shown es i. neeessary to s. complete understando'f the present improvements 'for knitting' the stepped high splice design above the heel of the stocking. This knitting' machine is illustrated es embodying e rotating needle cylinder or head having s stationary cam ring for operating the vertical needles in the neeflie cylinder, hut it is not desired to limit the invention tio such a. machine, as it possible to use the seme in Connection with e machine having e stationery needle cylintler enti e rotating cam ring.

Fig. i?. is e perspective View similar to 1 hut looking from the sirio of the machine, the mechanism for opereting the main guide being; omitted, for oinvenience in illustration. This meehanism ier operating the main yarn guide is shown in Fig. l :incl is of standard construction and 'forms no part of )resent ineutiim.

Fig. 3 is s side elevation of the machine enel showing certain cams operetinf; in con intuition with. the ring; zitteulnnent, and which coms nre leest/ed on the for slile oi. the machine ns viewed. in Fig'. i..

Fig. l is en enlergetl sido eleif'ntion oi" the attachment constituting the present invention and illustrating .its manner of eontration to the rotating; cylinder dini of. the knitting machine.

Fig. 5 is s. plan View ot the ring ment member illustrated in. i. showing the projecting iugs with taehments as designed for knitting et the described class.

Fig. is :in enlarged. verticnl View on line 6 6 of Fig.

Fig. 7 is a similar y'iew on line G-G of Fig. showing only the ring member proper.

Fig. 8 is e perspective View of one o the sliding guide members having the projecting lugs und which are illustrated in Figs. 5 and (i.

Fig. 9 is n detail perspective View spi-inf:r member illustrated in File. G.

sectional olf the Fig. l() is :i detail perspective vView oi' the block member illustrated 1n Figs. 2 un@ S and, showing the manner' of :ittuchment or the various cams thereto which operate in conjunction with the rotating ring member and its attached parts.

Fig. l1 is :i detail elevational View showingl the high splice design effected by the invention. and which is Worked just shove the heel nt the haelt of the stocking.

Fig. l2 is en elevational View olla. stoelting adapted to he knitted in tlil. spring; needle nxmfhine.y illustrated in the t rewiigs, and showing :1tits lower portion the loc-li tion :unl nature oi' the high splice design effected hy the present imprcwernents.l

Fig. l?. is n enlarged detail horizontal section through :i portion of the n l.llo cylinder or head, and showing in plan View the arrangement :md notion o1nA the wxrions sla.- tionery uml movable cams.

Fig. i4 :in enlarged side elevation of the needle cylinder :1nd showing; the notion of stationary com 57 on the long needle butts 5S.

Fig. l5 is a similar -view showing the :ietion of movable com 59 on the short needle butts 62.

Fig. 16 is :i similar View showing; the ring member 4() and the notion of the mornhlo com ifi on the lugs 53 izo o3 of tl i bloei( members carried by seid. ring member.

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Fig. 17 is a rien* similar to Fig. 16 but dia;- grananiatic in character as though all of the lugs 525 to were arranged in. the same plane, and shoiying the elevating acl-.ion of stationair cani on said lugs atterthe' lat ter hare been moved downwardly by movable cam il. l

Fig. 18 adiag'rammatic View showing the selectii'e and progressive portion of the high splice needl L controlled by the lugs 53 tot? "f, to knit'the various steps or' the design.

Referring to the drawin s, the knitting machine in conjunction Wit which the attachment is designed to be used comprises the usual standards 1 andstop portion 2. The knitting cylinder or head is indicated at 3 and is adapted to be rotated from the power source of the machine in the usual manneru The rotating ,needle head 3 carrying the vertical needles 3 is designed to contact and cooperate with the usual stationary cani (not shown) by means of which the needles are periodically raised and lowered to catch and clear the thread or yarn and perforno the knitting operation in accordance with the usual linownpractiee in machines ol this character. Referring 'to 1, the main yarn guides or lingers are shown at the lett hand of the machine and this mecha nisin is oit usual or preferred construction in machines olf this type. lt will be sullicient to state that the main yarn lingers Ll, 5, 6, 7 and 8 are raised or lowered bythe cams 9, 1G, 11, 12 and 13 through the medium of inn tei-posed cooperating levers indicated at 14, when it is desired to' place the yarn lingers out or in knitting position. The main. yarn or thread strands are indicated at 15 and are tedlrom suitable spools or reels (not shown) to the outer ends of the yarn lingers L1 to 8. It will be understood that when the'yarn lingers are raised the/'need les 3 are unable vto catch lthe yarn While the needles are rotating.

The high splicer linger is indicated at 16 and is designed to be raised or lowered by the cani 17 through the 4action of lever 18` when it is desired to place the splicing yarn out orin knitting position. The high splice thread or yarn 19 which may be ol varicolored silk il desired, is conducted from the usual reel (not shown) through an upright tubular guide post 2O and to the end ol" the highspliccr linger 16 Where it is engaged or cleared by the needles acording to whether the high splicer linger is in or out of knittin,v position as dctermned by the cani 17 and leverld.

The main yarn linger cams 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and the high splicer linger cani 17 are caused to rotate by means nl a ratchet 21 and pawl i 22 acting by power through rockingV Inoveinent el the lever loosely mounted on the transverse shaft 9A: and rocked by power ap-r lied through the movement of "the lever 25.

he latter 1s automatically and periodically reciprocatcd from the usual power source of the machine (not shown) to more the yarns carriedby the main yarn lingers Ll to 8 and high splicer linger 16 into and out ol position. to be engaged and caught by the rotating needles 3 of the needle cylinder 3, and as determined by the progress of the work.

'Referring to Fig. 12, it 'will be seen that at the start of knitting the stocking, yarn or thread 'from linger 5 is in; this means that linger 5 is in the down position by the action of cam 1() (Fig, l), and the yarn is being knit .into the stocking. Yarn fingers fl, 6, 7, 8 and high spliccr linger 16 are out ot' knitting position and are held up by the action of the Canis 9, 11, 12, 13 and 17 (Fig. 1)

lith further reference to Fig. 12, it will be seen that after the knitting has progressed to the point 26, linger 5 is thrown out of action by its cani and linger 6 is thrown in, and the knitting progresses by the action of this linger feeding yarn to the rotating needles 3f* until the point 27 has been reached. Atthis point the high splicer linger 16 is lowered into operating position by its con trolling cani, yarn linger 6 remaining in. This results in a double thickness being knitted for the lull circumference of the stocking down to the point 28. Here the high splicer linger 16 thrown out and yarn linger 6 remains in to complete a single thickness of knitting as far as the point 29. Yarn linger G is thrown out by its cam and linger 8 comes in, which knils the tubular 4lower leg portion. of the stocking down to the point 30 Where the mechanism forming the subject ot' the present invention is automatically brought into play to knit the high splice stepped design in the manner indi cated by the reference characters 31, 32, 33, 34 and 35.

Were the machine to be operated independ-'j ently ol the attachment contemplated by the present invention, there would be no change in operation. at the point 3() and needles fed by yarn linger El would continue to receive yarn and knit the stocking down to the point 36 (Fig. 12). The usual rectangular splice formed by these machines would be ordi narily commenced .at the point 36 and is caused by the highsplicer linger 16 bein'g thrown in by its cam to knit the rectangular splice for substantially one-half Way round the stocking. It will be understood that yarn guide or linger 8 is in .knitting at the same time so that eight or more needles are `knitting into the stocking the yarn from high splicer linger 16 thereby making a double knit step. The high splicer linger 16 being in knitting position from the point 36 and yarn guide 8 being in, there is a high `double heel knit half Way round the stocklil lle

ing., To prevent yarn from high splicer 1G from seing knit into the remaining huit of the stocking, the usuel cams of the machine (not shown) pull down the needles as theys Still assuming that the present improve#i ments ere not attached to the machine, the lfnitting proceeds to the point 37 where finer or guide 8 is 'thrown out, high splicer ger 16 is also thrown out, and yarn linger l comes in, to knit the lower, foot portion oi the stocking. The usuel cam action is brought into play to knit the proper configuration of the heel between the point 37 end the point 38., and et this letter locetion l out, 8 again comes in and high splicer finger lo comes in, which together knit the bottom of the stocking Eto the point 39. t this locetionynrn finger o goes out; high splicer linger 16 goes out, and 'ern finger i comes in to complete the toe o the stockingH The foregoing operations are standard with machines of this class and the improved mechanism for effecting the stepped design indicated at 3l to 35, and which may .he of voricolored t reed, 'will be describedf. With further reference to Fig. 12, by means 'of the automatic improved caux actuated nttechment constituting the invention, the .high splicer linger 16 is thrown into operen tion nt thel point instead of et the point 36, with e result that es additional needles are brought into play through the operotion of my improve attachment, e high splice design oi' stepped coniguretion and pleasing appearance and which muy be of veri-colored thread, is eiiected above the usuel splice portion of substantially rectengular formation, and which latter. according to known methods, is commenced et S6 to be continued downwardly. By the invention, the high splicing finger 16 is dropped down. and yarn is lmit into the stocking by as many needles as are permitted to be put in knitting position. The number of needles in up or knitting position and catching yarn or thread from the high splicing Iingerl, is governed by the improved mechnnism constituting the present improvements. As the stepped high splicing operation .is being performed, the needies that are not knitting in the yarn from 'the splicing linger 16, are being automatically pulled down by the operation of the 'ettachmenn and at every revolution. of the needles. The letter are again forced to hughl knitting position by the usuel cams (not shown) on all knitting machines, so that yarnlfrom yarn linger 8 will imitthe complete circuler leo. The number oi' needles that are being forced up in knitting position 'hy the attachment to cstch yarn from the high splicing finger 16, govern the width of each step in the design.

Following thedcsign steps to the point 3,5, (Fig. l2), the stepping operation is coinvpleted, and thereafter the knitting yproceeds ns 1n any knitting machine. The high isplicer finger 16 being in knitting position and yarn linger 8 also being iu, there :t high double heel knitted heliwav eround the stocking. splicing linger is prevented from beine; knit-- ted into the other halt' of the stocking by the usual coins which pull the needles down they pass the high splicer finger es shove described.

From the foregoing description :uid ef;- plunation it will be observed that according to tue present invention the high splicer finger 16 is not changed in its position or relation to the live other :fern lingers 4i, li, (3, T and 8 with the exception that the high splicer finger is dropped in :it the point 3U for the first step instead of dropping` in ot the point 3G. as is the cese in knitting with out the mechanical attachment constituting the invention.

'lhe attachment elifecting the shove dcscribed improvements consists in a, ring member or element Ll0 which is preferably of metal and composed of two sections here ing ears l which enable 'the ring* to rcmovsbly embrace the. needle cylinder Il. The sections nre secured together .Jy menus of screws or bolts 42 and the assembled riugiis adapted to he removably secured by melius of the apertured lugs or ears 43 to the rota/tin cylinder diei 4l of the knittingl machine Lf.- oud 5). T he cylinder dini carries the rotating needle cylinder 3 and it will ne apparent that the ring; rotating with the cylinder, beers always the sume relation to the various needles and their rcspective butt jacks as the seme revolve with the cylinder.

As best shown in Figs. 5 to 9, one of the ring sections is provided with :t pluralityv of spaced grooves e5 which are designed to curry and loosely guide for vertical reciprocation a corresponding number of block members 46 having centrally and vertically disposed projections 47' thereon adapted to engage the guiding grooves of the ring. The lower ends ol' these blocks 46 are designed to contact with and control the hutt jacks of certain of the needles reciprocating Within the ring in e. manner to be hereinafter described. The ring 40 is epertured opposite Aeech of the block members as et 4S to house e plurality of lntching hulls 4S?. and a corresponding number of springs 50 are secured es by screws 5l to the outer surface of the ring und bear et their lower ends against the bells to yieldably prees the latter into engagement with suitehl) disposed groovesQ in the projections Il? of the. blocks The yarn from the, high i the machine.

Memor 46. 'line tower enos of the hloeks are pro-y vided with outwardly projecting lugs, which as at 533215232 53C, iljl and 53", the outer moet. hier; 55",@ heine' oi' `greatest length. The radial diatance or spaeinghetween each pair ot' lues as viewed `in Fig. 5 is preferably approximately onenirteenth ot an inch. lt will be apparent trom an inspection of Fig. (i that the Several hloelis t6 are normally yieldingly maiutaim-d in their upper positions in close proximity to `the ring -1-0 lo means of ille spring hall latihee deecribec. 1When the respective legaal-i to 53"- areengaged by Suitable Cain inechaniom to be described the tension ot the alningr is overcome and the lugs and hloehs are adapted to be projected downwardly into thel position shown in dotted lines in Fig'. (i.

Referring now to Fig. Q, a hioelc or support 54 is suitalily secured and rigidly mounted on the top portion or table 2 of The support has removably secured thereto as by .Cei-ewa 55. a Stationary eani member 56 `which projects directly under the rotating; ring 4() in auch manner as to engage the lugs 525 to 523 and more the saine and their hloclrs 46 to their normal upper position against the ringif when the latter revolves, and where the blocks are yieldahly maintained by the Spring ball latches described.

As heet seen in Figs. 3 and it), the support 54 is: tart/her provided with a curved stationary cam member 57 ao positioned as to projeet in the path ot the long needle hutte 5Fl `of the usual needles 3, which, latter are thereby delleeted downwardly and temporarily ont of operating: position until after they have paziV ld the `various rame, carried hy the .Support lt will he. here understood that the ncedleel hav-- ino the lone hutt jacks whrh are controlled hy the Statii'inary vani 5T are the usual needles carried hy the` needle cylinder 'tor knitting the hody of the stocking. and that after beine deflected downwardly by said cani, are thereafter l'nojerxted npwardly to receive thread from the respeetive main yarn, Kreide fingers hereinabove flo-- scribed. by the usual stationary cam rino' (not shown) which iS a standard and well known feature ot this-claas; o1 niaehine. The earn 5l is an added feature oi' the pres ent improvements and does not art to control the knitting;r of the needles f :ontaetini therewith. lt;f;'fi 1nction is merely to tem porarily move thaise long batted needles downwardly as an aid to the proper automatie selection ot the high `Sphee or design ltnittinor needles as will be described.

The high splice or design needles carried by the needle cylinder, are of preference provided with Short length buttjaelifs which do notJ extend' outwardly aa far as the sta tionary cani 57 (Fig. l13). and consequently these latter needles are not allected hy the operationot this cani., ont are carried past the needlecylinder rotates. Mounted for horizontal adjustment, or reciproeatiotn on the support 54 and normally retracted from the path of the needles, is a short needle hatt jaelr cam 59, which is slidablyv supported by menne of the .screws or projections `60 extending through the elongated aperture 6l in said cam meinher. This mounting permits the cam to be shifted when desired into the path of the high splice on design needle butt jacks 62 4which as before stated are of short lengthtao that the same will clear the Sta-- tionary cam 5"?. The automatic mechanism whereby the slldahle short needle butt jack cam 59 is projected into the path of the high Splice or design needles at the desired and predetermined time, consists of aibell eranlc lever 63 suitably pivoted at. 64 to a` bracketr 65 secured to the frame of the ma chine. said bell crank lever having one arm pivoted as at, 66 to the outer end of the slidahle cam 59. The otherY arm of the bell crank is pivotally secured at 67 to the upper end of a. rod or link 68 guided for vertical reeiprocation within a bracketk 69 secured t0 the trame ofthe machine. The lower end ot the rod 6Fl has a. suitable cam or abutment 70 adapted to be engaged by a lng or projection 7l carried on the faee ot a Wheel T2 secured on the end of a shaft 73. The latter is adapted to be intermittenti rotated at predetermined intervals from tie power source of the machine andwill be further described in connection with the o eration ot the mechanism. `It, will be state inthis eonneetion that when the lng 71 strikes the lower end of the rod 68 when the Wheel is rotated, and in a, counter clockwise direhtion (Figi. 2), the` hell eranlr lever 63 will be rocked on its pivot (la to project the normally inoperative cam 59 into the path ofthe .fshort butt jeoire of the high splice or desion needlee, as will be readily apparent. The inner position ot the eam59 after-the hell crank tif-l has been rocked on its pivotia illustrated in dotted linea in Fig. 10.

fl aoeonilalid-.ibly adjnatable cam member ifi la mounted on the hloelt Support 54 by means of acrewa or i'broject-ions 'i5 extending thi-mieli the elongated aperture 76. The adjuetahle cam member 74 is preferably inclined to the rertieal in the oppoaite direction 'from the stationary cam member 56, and in further preferably provided with a notched inclined com tace 7a normally pro- 58 to 53. lfhereform during the usual knit ti of the stoelsl proper, the lugs 53 to g are released 'vom their spring ball latches 50 vand pro' ted' downwardl' by the normally nwarzl; disposed com 4 as the lugs goss the latter, hat the normal o eration oL tholneedles is not affected for t e reason thatth's cam 59 is in its normal re tracted-pos'zfion ont of the path of the short butt hglrsplce or desi needles. After being progeoted to their nownward position` ley the oom member l, the ugs i3 to 53 are immediately engaged and elevated oy the* stationary cam mezmher 5%? to he yislda ly"a held by their spying latimes 5G metil t ey again arrive at the een: member 74a on the Succeedn yrerelation of the needle cylmlel?. The slide le cam '74 ls adapted to bo intermittently and periodcally moved by ,degrees out of the path of the lags 53 to 53 et 'the' desired and predetermined time hy means of s bell crank leves i7 nvotally mammal at "ZS on .a amiable hraeket secured to themaohns frame. @ne arm of the bell cranloplojects through a properly disposed operatore 79 in the com member 74.-, sad the other erm ofsaid hell crunk is pivotall severed to the upper end of? a rod or ling 8G. The latter is pivotally secured as at l at its lower end to the outer end of o. lever 82 riveted at 33 to a bracket on the machine marne. The inner end o thopivoted lever E?. is or may he offset as illustrated and is provided with a projection or roller 84 adopted to he engaged by the cam surface 85 of an eccentric cam 86'also secured onf the' end of the intermittently rotating shat 73. tension spring 87, attached at one end to the leser 82 and secured at other emi to the frame of the machine, tends to maintain the roller 84 of the lever in engagemeat with the eccentrically curved cam surface ol the com 86. From the foregon it will be seen that as the shaft 73 is rotate ntermi'ttently'and with a stop motion, the roller 84 travels along the curved cam surface of the eccentric cam 86, being malnaned in engagement therewth by the spring 8?. and gradually the radial distance ol.t the roller from the axis of the shaft is decreased. This results in the lever 82 being rocked on its pivot. the rod 80 moves clownn'ardly. thereby rocking the bell crank 7T on its pvot and moving the slldable cam member 7a outwardly and by degrees sucweasel;

rmitting the operation of t c shortbatt esign needles controlled thereby in knit the first step of the high splice design. The cam 74 next clears the next shortest lugs 53 permtE-.ng additional (lesion needles to rc mainrg operation, which with the first. montioned'design needles, lmit the second stop of the desi and 'which because of its inoreased wi 'th (Fig. 1l) necessitates the employment of more noodles. The outward movement of the com M is continued by steps through the iufemaltlont rotation of `the shaft 73, with the result that the additional design needles res :tively controlled by each successive pair o. lugs of increasing length, are successivelyI bron ht into operation to knit n e. domwarf direction the succeeding steps of the high de "gu, in a manner that will he rcsdily under rood The operation of the above clescrhed mechanism to knit, the high splice design of ste pod configuration et the proper time, and e manner and order in which the vuomns and elements described are. brought into play to eontrol the needles and effect the design, is as follows:

Shaft 73 is rotated by suitable clutch mechanism (not shown) when the point .for commencing the design is reached, the steek-- ing eontsincd Within the ring es? being snp `por-ed by 'the needle cylinder and knitted :n

the usual manner flown to this point. lhc rotation of the shaft 73 in. the direction o? the anow (Fig. 2), through lle elemfmlis described, projeets can: 59 into the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. l0, and inta the path of the short butt design n which heretofore have been clearnf cam and also the stationary com 57, vhicll latter is only operatin to deilcct the long; butt jack needles as be ore described. Corn 59 raises butt 'asks 62 of the short design needles, or nee ,les at the cent/fof the. back of the stocking and extending laterally 'or the greatest Width of the stepped design, to

high or up position, thereby placing them in operative relationto catch yam from the high splcer nger 16. if further mechanism were not employed. The butt (l2 con.m trolling' the short needles n the center of the back of the stockingr and extending for the maximum Width of the design, project radi ally outwardly to be engaged by the cam 5) When the attachment is brought into operatlon to commence the knitting of the high splice design. The center line of the design to be knitted on the heel of the stocking is indicated bv the line A-A in Fig. i2, or isst after the ring, which is rotating' in a. eloclwise direction in this ligure, has passed the several stationary and adjustable cams 5G,

1,594,42 1 i or 5T, 59 and 74: carried by the table y2 of the mno-bine. Aft snhst-aniiallv the time that the short needle bott jacks 69 for 'working the design ore raised-by the com 59 to be vsubsequently lowered by lugs 53 to 53 to a midpoint prepnratoiy to working the design, the soi'nerrhet longer butt jgbks 58 oft the remaining; needles of the ring, which are not utilized. in working the design, strike the cem 57 and nre lowered thereby to inoperative position. The stationery cam 57 does not extend inwardlyia sufficient distance to be in the path of the short butt jacks of the design needles., The rotating needle cylinder 3 and ring 40 next pass eem 74 which at the start of the high splice o eration, is in its innermost positionftownr the rin, as illus trated in Fig. '2, thereby moving nll projections or luge 53 to 53 on the ring down, ond 'the eccentric cam 86 on shaft 73 is in the poeition shown in said figure. The logs 53 to 53 after being moved down by cem 74 contact with the short needle butts 62 raised as described by celu 59, and move all of these butts endthtir corresponding needles down*- wardly a. short distance but ont of operative relation to the high splicer finger 16. Im

mediately thereafter the lugs 53 to 53J strike stationery cem. 56 and ere again raised to their npper position `to be yieldebly n1nin tained by their spring latches until they again arrive et the cam 74.

As described above the stocking is being knitted-in the/usual wey down to the point Where it ie desired to commence the high splice design at the heel, and when the stocking is being! knitted the ring?r element- 40 is freely rotating with the needle cylinder 3. The needle butt jacks nre'perlorlning in their usuel manner for the reason that the ciun 59 ie being held ont of operating position as illustrated in Fig. 2 nntil ther shalt 73 is rotated. The logs 53 to 53e are' being released from their springr latches und rnoved downnrdly by the cani 74 and inunei'lintely thereof ter are moved upwardly by the cani 5G :1nd again maintained in their upper positior bv their spring lntrhes until the next rotation ot the ring. This periodic downword and upward movement oi? the lues; 53 to .'ifi'f does not conse any actuation oi' the needles; until the com .i9 hns been inoved inwurdlv.

'lo bring; the mechanism into ploy for lmit iut: the stepped design. n suitable clutch (not shown) is thrown in lo rotate shaft 75l lowly and with n stop motion under power from the machine sind in n countercli'iclwise direi-tion :is illuetrnted by the. arrow in Fig.

L ,is will be .sf-en from this figure the pro linclino Tl carried by the Wheel f2 strikes the eontnct member TO carried by the lover end ot' the veriienl rod 68 thereby moving):i the horizontal nrm of the bell crank lever (33 upward and this rocking movement oi' the hell crank lever on its 'pivot moron the butt jock corn 59 inwardly into the path of the Short butt jock ne ebove deseirbed, the remaining ond longn needle butt incite continu ingr to be projected downwardly to lower moet end inopernti ve position by the com 5?'. When thin operation ie elfected to noni-- Inence the selective movement ot" the short butt deeigni working needlee, it Wili be eeen that the eccentric com 86 carried bythe shalt 75l, is nino-substantially in the oeition il# lnetmtedin Fig. 2. nos deecribet above, ell

oi the lugs to 53 are being knocked downwnrdly by the coin Tet to he enbeequently projected upwardly into their. normal upper position by fthe `com Theee luge now .strike the short or design'needle butt jocks 5i). which here been Lifte/d from their down werd position by the coin 59*1 and. more these noedlee downwardly to :i point where they will not cnteh thread from the high. eolico finger ld, No design wiil be worked unione ne :ill of the luge to` 53 nre projected downwardly by the cani 74. However,i the intermittent rotetion oit the shaft 75' is con tinned, futter it has moved cnn 59 into the path ol the short design needle hutte 62, 4tor niiproxinintely ono-fifth o't n` complete revo lotion, where it ie caused to come l J n, eten temporarily hy suitable Geneve or other stop mechanism (not shown).

liv this time the roller l-l on the innerend of the piv'oted lever 82 has trnveledn cor responding: distance alone; the ecrentrieelly curvedjnce oi' the com titi. Ther-ettore nt the time the ehnit is temporarily stopped.,

thinylntter cz'nn action results in the lever heine 'rocked n short dietn'ncc on ite pivot F53 by the tension ot thc spring 87, the lutter tending to maintain the 'roller tid: in contact with the mirentric cern suritnce. The rod or link 8() is therefore moved downwardly, rocking the hell crank lever 7T ont wordly vou ite pivot resultingr in tl1e.si'dnble con] T4- heing moved mniwnrdly n short dielnnre n'ony from the rotating ring' ld This outward increment oli :fip'ghionirn one-sixteenth of en inch is f-anlieient 'lo'r the inner and shorteni pair ot luiers 53 to clem? the com 7i?n All other poire of lugs 53" to 313 :ire still in the both of the cern 'Mt :1nd continue to be moved downwardly to confort with the rein-dining butt' `incite ot the design needles and inore the letter down wnrdly to inoperative poeition. lt will. be seen that the hott jut-ke oi" the d esinn nee-- dies which nre controlled by the inner end shortret pair oi lugs therefore remain in the operative position to which they here been elevnied in' the com 55h :uid these needles@ which maw be four or livr in nuinber. entf-ii the design (hrend from the hiofh splice finger lt' to lcnit the sonic into the slorlcini to- ;ff-thcr with 'the usual thread from the moin yarn guide.l The timingl arrangement 'lil Elli

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E revolution at a. time, the ratio of revolutions between the ring 40 and the shaft 73 is approximately 25 to 1.

The selected number of revolutions of the ring 40 while the shaft 73 is stationery il@ is suihcient; for the needles controlled by the inner pair of lugs 53 to complete the iipperniost and central portion of the high Splice and ,which is indicated it 3l in Fig. l1. Thereafter the shaft 73 is caused to l5 rotate for approximately another` filth of e revolution wherey it again comes to rest. yThe curvature of the cem 86, through .the roller 84 and links and levers described, causes the cam fill to be moved again out- 29 wardly another sixteenth of an inch or a sutlicie'nt distance to clear the next shortesty parir of lugs 53 and the needles controlled ther-ehiT remain in operation to catch the splicing: thread and knit the next step of the design indicated at 32 in Fig; ll. The

needles controlled by" the innermost pair of lugs 53 remain in operation as will be understood. with the result that n wider design is knitted by the needles controlled 59 by the two innermost pairs or' lugs. giving upon the desired stepped etl'ect. The operation is continued as described to bring other sets ot' design needles into operation at each one-Hlth revolution of the shaft T3, and until all oi thelugs 53 to 53e are cleared. by the cam 74, and all of the design needles are operating to knit the design at its lower portion which is of greatest Width. At this point the design is completed and the next succeeding partial revolution ot' the shaft- 73 by reason of the curvature indicated at 88 of the cani 8G throws the cam T4 again into the path o all of the lugs 53 to thereby rendering all design needles inoperative in the manner hereinabove described. The cam 59 is retracted from the short length butt jacks 62 oi" the desien needles when the design is completed, :ind the .machine completes the stocking in the usual manner und exactlj,v as if the attachment described were not present on the machine.

Referrin; r to Fig. 155. the long needle butts which nrc not concerned with knitting: the high splice. are illustrated as being arted by the f-:taionarv can; 5i' to be moved 'downvv'ardly temporarily to inoperative position as Aen aid to properly selecting the short needles for the design operation. ln. @this ligure thc short needle butt jacks 6;. which are not lon;r enough to be acted upon b v the stationary mun 5T, are shown beine' moved upwardly.Y to opcratiincr position by means of the movable cani 5f. which latter is moved inwardly as described when it is 1,see,eei

desired to commence the design operation. The stationarv cam G2. These hitter stated cams src designed to act only upon the lugs 53 to 53@ of the sliding blocks 46 carried by the rotating ring member 40, end which blocks in turn control the selection of the short; needle butts 62 to knit the successive steps o the design.

Figs. M and l5 are side views of certain of the mechanism. illustrated in Fig. 13; Fig. ll shows all of the loner needle butts 58 being: moved downwardly to temporarily inoperative position by the stationery cani 57, and Figi. l5 shows the movable lcuin 59 operating lo move upwardly into position tolte engaged by the sliding! blocks 1&6. the. short. needle butt jacks G ln their lowerinost position when depressed by the cani 57 the. needles having the, longr jacks 58 are unable to take yarn freu the high splice yarn finger 1G. As heretofore stated the short needle butts 62 are only elevated b v the movable cam 59 when it is desired to knit the high splice of the stocking.

Fig. 16 illustrates the action of themen nble cam 74 on the lugs 53 to 'to more the letter and the blocks 4G carried thereby downwardly to contact with und move to inoperative position the short. 'needle intl; jacks which have just been moved npwardly to operative position by cani {it} as illustrated. in Fig. 15. The perspective of' the lugs 53 to 53 has been distorted in Fig. 16 lo more` clearlj,v illustrate the varying lengths of said lufgs. These various lengths are roost clearljvY shown in pion vi w in ljig. o. Referring further to Fig. i6, as the cani 74cprogreeeively moved )utwurdljyf by tl mechanism heretofore described, Said com is cleared by more ot the lugs 53 to lill". thereby permittiA g the letter to remain in their uppermost position. and the ,short needle butts o2 controlled thereby consen qnently remain 'in operative position with the result that the stepped design is knitted down to ond includingT the lowerniost step which is ol :i'eatest width and which is'controlled by all of the short butt needles ero tending between und controlled by :di of the lugs to 53. lt will he observed further in this connection that when the movable rain .74- is in its innermost position :ill of the lugs 53 to 53 will, be knocked downwurdly therebyY with the result that the only .short butt needlesl to remain in operative position utter being! elevated hy cani fifi, will he the needles between the innermost pair ot' blocks lll having the shortest, lues 53. lt will he therefore apparent that the liz-.sl and narrou'est step of the design is knitted notwithstanding the feet that all of the lugs .'33 to Sil with needle knitting machines.

53B and the blocks 4G carried thereby have been knocked downwardlr to more to inoperative position all ot the needles controlled by said blocks. This result is most clearly apparentfrom an inspection ot' Figs. li' and ltl in which itV will be neen that the narrowest and uppermost lstep ol' the design is knitted by the short butt needles Gill between the innermost pair ot blocks Alli,

and these needles therefore remain up in knittirngr position atter beinev elevated by movable cam 55).

llelterring iturther to lilas 1T and lt-`- it will be apparent how the tlownn'ard morement ot the blocks -lt5 moves all ol' the previously elevated short needle butts G2 to inopeatire position. Conversely it will be apparentthat' as' the blocks Atti carryingT the lugs 53 to 53 are permitted to remain in uppermost position b v the outward morementot cam Tft. and comment'ingr tro'iiithe center ot saidy blocks as shown in these figures` results in the successive steps of the design being knitted nntil the sixth, lo `'ermost and linal step is formed,

llihat l claim isrl. A higrh splice attachment for spring;l needle knitting' machines. comprisingv iu comliination .with a rotating' needle cylinder, main yarn fingers and a high splicing;1 yarn ng'er: a ring member concentric with and rotating with the needle cylinder and adapted to control the needles to position a variable number ol the needles' to knit in a reinforcing; yarn.

Q. A high splice attachment lor spring needle knittingI machines, comprising' in combination with a rotating' needle cylinder, main yarn fingers and a high splicingn yarn linger: high splice needles carried by Said needle cylinder, ay ring member rotating .said needle cylinder. reciprocating` blocks carried b v said rotatine ring' for controlling `said high splice` ncedlesol said cylinder, .and cam ctmtrolled means tor actuating'said controlling blocks to brine" the latter into engagement with said high splice needles to knit a high splice ol' predeter` mined configuration.

3. A high splice attachment Al'or springr comprising! in conlbination with a rotating needle cylinder, main yarn lingers and a high splicingr yarn linger: a reniorable ring member .rotating with the needle cylinder and adapted to ontrol np to approximately onehall the nee les to position a variable number olvl the needles to knit in a rein forcing! `Yarn. l

4. A high splice attachment lor spring;r needle knitting' machines, comprising* in combination with a rotating; needle cylinder, main yarn fingers and a high splicingl jarn finger; high splice needles carried yhy said needle cylinder, a ring member rotating with vlsaid needle cylinder, a plurality of yieldingly maintained block members, carried by said rotating ring member for controlling said high splice needles, a slidable nntomaticall)7 controlled cam member lor progrressivel)Y actuating said block members to brine' the latter into engagement .with said high splice needles' to knit a high splice of stepped conllguration, and means for antomaticallyv controlling said actuating means.'

5. A high splice attachment `l'or spring needleI knitting machines, comprisingr in combination with a rotating: needle cylinder,

main Yarn guides and a high splicing yarn guide: high .sphce needles carr1ed b said -needle cylinder, a removable ring! member colicentric with and rotatingr with said needle cylinder, means carried by said ring member for controlling said high splice needles. means for actuating said ctmtrollingl` means to bring' the hitter into engagement; with said high spline needles to knit a high splice design ot predetermined conliguration, and means for returning said controlling means to normal position after said controlling,V means have been engaged by said actuating` means.

(i. A high splice attachment lfor springr needle knitting; machines, comprising in combination `with a rotating" needle cilinder, main. 1earn guides and a high sijilicing y: )n ,guides high splice needles carried by said needle cylinder, a `removable ring' member rotating with said needle cylinder, a plu* rality ot' spring controlled bldck members carried b v said yringe,r member for controlling said high splice needles, an autonnitically controlled cam member for actuatingr said block members to vbrine` the latter into engaeement with said high splice needles to knit a stepped high splice design, and means tor returing said block members to normal position atter said block members have been engaged by said antoimitically controlled "am member.

7. A hie-h splice attachment for spring needle knitting; machines, comprisingl in combination with a rotatinn` needle cylinder. main yarn guides and a high splicing; yarn guide: high splice needles carried by said needle cylinder. a ring' n'ien'lber rotating with said needle cylinder. means carried by said ring' inelnber tor controllingsaid high splice needles, means l'or actuating.Y said controlliim means to bringe' the latterI into enaglement with up to approximatelyone-halt of said hie'h splice needles to knit a high splice desiejn ol predetermined configuration, meansI for returning said controlling means to normal position alter said controlling means ha \e been engaged by said actuating' means, and means 'tor automaticall)v controllingr said actuating means.

il. A high splice attachment for springl needle knitting machines, comprising in combination with a rotating needle cylinder,

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.info operative pesitioii relative le saifl high splice finger1 and means eeepei'eting with said wie? member for eenii'ellmei i le fmneeeles s f'ethe letter have been moved inleepeia-ive pesitioii where-.oy e high spliee design of pieeletei'miiecl eonigiiraion is knitted' hy seid controlled high splice needles.

il). A high. splice eleel'iinenf: for spr-ing iieeelle lmiging machines, comprising in eomhiiietien Wil'i a Pointing needle eyiindei, mein yam lingers emi e high splicing; yam linger: high splice neelleslcfiiriefl 'by seiiil neeclle cylinder, :i 'ring member reining with seid needle cylinder? a normally inoperative ailjiisiahle cem member eflapef'ie mese seid hie-h splice needles inte Operative position lelalive lo seid high splice lingen and eem eeiimted means coepe'eting f i h seid ririgr member for eoni'elling seifl high splie. needles allier the leei have heen moved into opeieive-pesitien h5' seid nori'nally inoperajm le cem member, whereby n high i I i el sieppefl eoiiligiii'elinii is ed la7; saisi ligfh splice needles, il. A high spike :iteehmeng 'For p 'leef needle lniitiieg machines, emxipzising iii e: w hiimien 'with e i ii".aii'l needle main yarn fingers enel a high splicing yam means rete'iiig with seid leeelle eylim dei; means lm nim/ing snicl high splice needles inte opeeiive position 'ieli've io seid high splieiig yam finger? means carried )esem hieh splice needles ezziiieii hy seiil .needle cylinder, e ring' member carried h5' sniil needle cylinder, normally reii'eeieil mijnsiahle eem membei edspled in move siii high splice iieeelle inte operative pesilion ielelive i0 seid high splicing yarn ling,N ig :i plurality oi normally retiiieied hleel; iiieii'ilireis en sied by seid. ring member for eeiitmlliiig snifl high spliee'needles after the lelie? lieve heen moveel info operative en lion liv .fi inefable eem member, :ii'xfl zi. ieesswelv ixievinp; eem member for selee'liveljf zieifuiii.- ing said hleel: iiiemhers le bring ille leiter iiilo selective zum progressive engagement 'with seid high splice needles, Whefehy s, high splice design el' sep'ped eeiiiggiirfilvioii is lmii'iefl by sz'iicl high splice needles.

13. A high Splice eteehmeii for spying; A eeclle knitting;- i'nschines, comprising; in eemhimtion with n. mtaing needle i yliiifler, mein yarn guides zuid e high ep i .ing mm guicie: high splice needles eeiiied hy snignl ncele eyliiielei, means, eilzielieel to amil mme ing with Seid needle cylinder, means eriiriefl by seid z'otaiing means for controlling smid. high splice needles geiler saifl high splice needles have 'been @leveled e epei'elive pesitioii, normally inepeiiilive means im.' elevating' said high splice needles iuie operative pesiiim ielnlife i0 said high splieiig Vern guide, means les ac'luniniiig esili ennmlliixg means Geese the same lo selectively ene we seid elevated high Splice needles io nieve the same ie inopeiaive position, Selci normally inoperative needle elevating mezms being; fiiril'ie: muernive ie eleveie le epeieliep; iesiifm ihe liiel'i splice neeles which have been move@ lo inoperaive pesilinn by seid emi'liolliiig means, and seid eelzziuting: means lll. A high splice attachment lirnspring.

needle knitting machines, comprising in combination with a needle cylinder, main yarn guides and a high splicing yarn guide: high splice needles carried by said needle cylinder, a detachable ring member attached to said needle cylinder, spring maintained block'members carried by said ring member for controlling the butt jacks of said high splice needles after the same have been elevated to operative position, a normally inoperative cani member for elevating said high splice needles into operative position relative to said high splicing yarn guide, independent cam controlled means for actuating said block members to canse the same to selectively engage said-elevated high splice needle butt jacks to move the same to inoperative position, said normally inoperative needle elevating cam member being tnrther operative to engage said needle batt jacks and elevate to operating position lthe. high splice needles which have been moved to inoperative position by said block mem-` bers, andsaid independent cam controlled `means being further operative to selectively and progressively maintain said block inem- Vbers .ont-of the path ofthe high splice needles which have been raised to operative position by said normally inoperative am member, and intermittently operated means for automatically and progressively actuating said normally inoperative elevating member and said independent cam controlled means, whereby a stepped 'high splice ot progressively increasing `Width is knitted by Vsaid high splice needlesas the latter are progressively maintained in elevated and operative position.

l5. A high splice attachment for spring needle knitting machines,y comprising in combination with a rotating needle cylinder, main yarn guides and ahig'h splicing yarn guide: long bntt and short butt needles carried by said needle cylinder, means attached to and rotating with said needle cylinder, means carried by said rotating means 'for contro-lling said short butt needles after the latter have been elevated to operative position relative to said high splicing yarn guide` means 'for engaging said long butt needles to temporarily move the same to inoperative position, normally inoperative means adapt-ed to move into the path ot said short butt needles to elevate the same into ope alive position relative to said high splicing varn guide. means for actnating said controlling' means to canse the same to selectively engage the butt jacks of said elevated short butt needles to move said needles to 'inoperative position, said normally inoperative needle elevating means being further operative to elevate to operative position the short butt needles which have lto normal. position after the same have moved said short butt needles tofino'peratire position, and means tor automatically actuatingl said normally inoperative elevating means and progressively operating said actua-ting means, whereby a stepped high splice ol proar-essively incrcasiiig Width is knitted by said short butt n'eedles as the latter are selectively and progressively maintained in elevated and operative position relative to said high splicing yarn guide.

16. A high splice attachment for spring needle knitting machines, con'iprising in combination: a high splicing' yarn guide, a needle cylinder, having long butt and short butt needles, a ring member attached to said needle cylinder, sliding blocks having pro jecting lugs oi various lengths carried by said ring member for controllingr said shortl butt; needles altcr the latter have been elevated to operative position relative to said high splicing yarn guide, a stationary cam lor engaging said long butt needles totem- ]wrarily more the same to inoperative position, normally retracted cam means adapted .o move into the path ot said short butt needles to elevate the same into operative position relative to said high splicing yarn guide, a i'n'ogressively movable cam member adapted to selectively engage the lugs ol said sliding blocks to canse the same to progressively and selectively engage the bntt .jacks of said elevated short bntt needles to more said needles tp inoperative position, said normally retracted cam member being further operative to elevate toy operative position the Ishort butt needles which have been n'ioved to inoperative position by the engagement ot said sliding blocks with said butt jacks, and said movable cam member being lin-ther operative to selectively and progressivelymaintain said sliding blocks ont of the path ot the short butt needles which have been raised to operative position by saidnormally retracted cam, a second stationary cam. adapted to engage said ings and retn'rn said sliding blocks to normal position a''ter the same have selectively moved e said short batt needles to inoperative posi tiem and intermittelnly operating cam mechanism Afor automaticallfy actuating said normally retracted needle-elevating cam and. progressively operating said movable cam member, whereby stepped high splice de sign oi progres 'vely increasing Width is knitted by said short butt needles as the latter are seiecively and progressively mainiained in elovaed and operativo posiioii reiaiiio to said liigli splicing yam iiiie.

i7. A liin'ii spiice atiaciinien for spring iieefllv knitting inziclii-nes comprising in combination with :i needle cylinder7 niziii yin-n gnidos :ind iiifli splicing yain giuda-,z high sspiiir@ mailles and long butt needles Ci'iiiiofl by ,Quid noodle cyiiniio, ring nien bei altnvliod to said needle cylinder, n. iii iality of ings of viiiions lengths eairied by said ring n'ieinliui 'for controlling said liigli splice noodles niioi l'lie intim' 'iaie been aloi'ii'eifl lo opeiiiiive position relative ibo sind iiigli splicing* 'nin guide. a stationary cani nieniliei' foi' engaging Sni long linitt noodles to ieinpoiiii'ily n'iove lii. suino to inoperative posilion, nv nioi'iililo vCani nieinboi :iiinpefl to iiiovo into the publi o Said high splice needles ifo olovzji'ie lli@ snm@ ino operative' position relai-ive io sind iii-gli Spiicing; )'nin guido1 ii Secund movable ciiii iiieinlioi for actuating said variously Gioiigaed ings io causo thc Siinie io solniiiwly engage ilni butt jacks of sani elfivntd l'iigli Splice needles to move said needles io inop'eiiiife f ,iosiiioii` Suid first mentioned inoifziiiie Quin nieniiiei lie- .ing fnitliei' operative io elevate ilo oiioiiiitivo nog' .ion iii@ iii'ii. splice needles which imm been niovecl. Lo iiiopcmtive posiion by SaidA Coni'ioiling moans, and the second olif Said inofnlio cani iiioiiibeis being fuiiiei operaitiso io solen ely and piogressveiy ninin* lniii sziiil ings on?y of (alie path of the liiggii splice needles 'which have 'nenn raised io opififiiii'o posiiion by Said ii'st inonionod nim*- alile nin nieni'boi, moans foi. etiiiiiing;- sziiil controlling ineiins'o noiniai position alici' tli@ suine liiie inovefi sind liigii spii nomlies to inopoinlivo position, anni means foi' :un 'oiiiniimlily iictnniing said first inoniiioiief niovniile 'nin nioniiiei and progiesivoiy opciiiliiig rho second of siiiii movable) Cani nienilvi" nl'ioioby n stopped. iiigii Siiiie of piogi'i'o Sii'oly increasing wiill'li islzniiad likY snii'l'liigjli :plico nii/odios as the. liitsi Soleiiii'aly and piogi'iessivoiy ninininiiioii. in elevated :.iicl opei'siiivo position. i'elfiiivc to said iiig'li splicing yziin ffuid i. 1S. .A liig'i spint-s. at l neifliu. kniifi; inniliines Y Qoiiiliii'ifiiioii 'wi'ili ii medio @Viiiiiifej yarn guides and fi high spiicing ysiii liigzjli splico needles raiiiefi il; ziid'ineoic cylinder, nifeiins i 'nchod io anti iolintinf;

willi sind needn: cyiinder, i'iieiins Cni'iioii by smid rotating means im' oontroling; smid: nigh l riunioni nulli' i I ivlfiive an iiigli sp'linii' j ynin fiy'iiiilu7 nninns ioifmnnling sn ,ioliiiig iiiaziiis in cuna@ tlm to selectively" angling@ the .iiii; iin-loi o. elevated iiigi'ii i anni@ ini o op',

splice iieedliis to niom noodles lo iiiipfeini'ivo porition. menne; ioi-ni'ning ,Quid coniroiling moans: ivnoi-inni position nfoillic suino iini'o nionod said li i Spiilo nec-d10?, 'Lo inoiciaii'ii'u po i ion. :inii means for :inioiniii'i milj :iiftiizi'ng said nor inziiij.: inifijiiefiilii'o elevating! iiniinfl, :ind pio-- gxiosisiieiy oiieiiiingi' Siiiil nviiiaiiing moans; Wlioi'eiijv a stopped liigli splice oi" in'ngios Siveljf iiici ii-iiii r width is iiniil'oil ii); saiiil iiigiziming Sani ol' sziiil, knil'iinii; niiiiicniijy unil inw nififiiiiin.;

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